Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
rHESsENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-In explana-
ton of the action of the Senate confer.
ence, Allison said that in order to come
to an agreement they had to postpone
several appropriations which the Sen
ate deemed necessary. For instance,
they had 30 consent to the reduction
by one-half of the provision to
complete the International survey of
the Mexican border. and the same as
to the survey between British Colum mbia
and Alaska. So, too, the Senate con.
ferees had been obliged to surrender
large appropriations tor public build.
inrs. as for instance one at Los Angeles,
California, which had been cut down
from Sl5O,000 to $4,000. The
appropriation for fsldwork had
been cut down from S2lS,000 to
100000. In these surrenders the
expenditures were only postponed. They
would have to be provided for next year
or the year after.
The Legislative, Executive and Ju-
dicial Appropriation bill was passed.
The conference report on the Sundry
Civil bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the House
bill appropriatipg So, 900, 600 for the
payment Of pensions of the Mexican
war, which was passed. The Sem
ate then took from the calendar
the House bill to amend sections
5l9l and 5l92 Of the Revised
Statutes with an amendment in
the nature of substitute). The sub.
stituts provides that wherever three.
fourths OF the National banks of city
of $4,000 population shall apply
to the Comptroller of the Currency to
have the name of that city added to the
list of reserved cities," ma ned in Sec
tions 5l9l and 5l92 of the Revised
Statutes, the Comptroller shall have the
authority to grant such request, but
the banks must keep in their vaults at
least twenty-five per cent. of their
deposits. In like manner and on like
conditions, cities with 100000 popula.
ton may become. like New York,
places for banks of redemption. or 'cen.
trail" cities, as provided in section 5l95.
Mr.. Williams moved to add San Fran
cisco to the latter class of cities. Agre ed
to.
The bill passed and conference was
asked.
On motion of Wilson, of Iowa, the
vote of last evening by which the bill to
amend the action in reference to the
jurisdiction of the United States courts
was passed was reconsidered, and vote
agreeing to the Cullom amendment,
fixing the salaries of Judges at $4,000
and prohibiting the appointment of rel
atives of Judges as court officials was
also reconsidered and then the bill was
passed aud conference asked.
Plumb presented a conference report
on the bill to adjust the railroad land
grants heretofore unadjusted. Agreed to.
THE HOUSE.
Morrow, of California, moved to sus.
pend the rules and pass the Senate bill
appropriating $3.50. 600 for the purchase
of site for postofice at San Fran
cisco. Agreed to.
Blount, of Georgia, reported further
disagreement of tine Conference Commit
tee on the Postofice Appropriation bill.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, moved
that the House recede from its disagree
ment to the Senate amendment relative
to the compensation for the carrying of
foreign mails to South and Central
America, known as the subsidy amend
ment. Lost, yeas 9S, noes 1877. A fur
ther conference was ordered.